Literature By Me: 1/23/26

Fiction & Poetry for a wondering heart


Fiction Short: If Only I Was Valuable

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(Alan)

I never expected a happy ending for myself.

I never did anything in my life that made me happy.

I wasn’t married and I didn’t have kids.

I was a drunk.

A nobody to society. I guess.

But as I heard the screams next door, I knew…

I knew my moments were running short.

I couldn’t scale off time.

There were no clocks in sight.

I was shocked to see around me.

They had stitched my lips shut.

I should’ve just went home.

I should’ve skipped the bar for once.

Who knows where I would have been then.

This dungeon cell was cold.

I was kept only with my underwear.

I wondered what the woman did in the other room, to be caught.

What was her life before?

Her ongoing screams didn’t tell me nothing.

The men in robes chose her over me.

I wish they would have gotten my ending over with.


Story under my 2nd pen name: Kamari L.


Author’s Notes: Kamari L. will be the pen name I go exclusive with Amazon with. I want to fit in the world of kindle as well. the best benefits for kindle, is to write for the kindle unlimited market — where tons of users already have monthly subscriptions.

This model will allow my work to be completely free to users, and give them instant access to anything I publish — DAY ONE. A market that I have been neglecting for some time now, misunderstanding that there are readers who crave literature…over there as well.


Poetry Pack: This Side Of Your Mind

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I wanna dream about you every night
Otherwise, I don’t wanna be asleep

~ Sakari


You want more rest in my arms
And I’m restless without you
Doesn’t this sound like we’re connected

~ Sakari


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When the candles finally go out
I’ll light some more for you
Different scents and different signals this time

~ Sakari


You’re used to being on the bottom
You’re used to being on all fours
Tonight you’re on top
I believe in you

~ Sakari


You’re upset
Let me make it up to you
You’re conflicted
Let me decide for you
I can make your mind up for you
I can cancel out the extra noise

~ Sakari


I’m not expecting anything
The lights go out when we have the time
They can stay on in the meantime
I’ll sex you to a lit room

~ Sakari


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Keep benching all those guys
In your inbox, baby
Imma do nothing but reward you
When all is said and done

~ Sakari


You’re willing to wait
I’m the one that’s impatient
But you look so impressive
Why do I have to wait

~ Sakari

Your First (Outerlude)
I swear on my heart, I want to be the first of your everything
I want to be the first one to never leave you
The first one to wake up in the morning, searching for you
The first one to notice when you can’t sleep at night
The first one to calm you down with kisses on your chest
The first one to catch your tears in my hand
***
I want to be the first to explore
your imagination

~ Sakari


Empath

My 4-part mini poetry series, Empath, is available now on Amazon. Still under my pen name, Sakari Lacross, this is a wide pen name — so there is no exclusivity.

The book is available now for 99 cents, with 60 pages of content. Poems that continue to grip at different sections of the heart.

Empath

Taking On A Second Author Brand: Being There For The Amazon Readers Too

An actual update from me

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What I’ve Been Doing?

I almost don’t want to answer this question (just kidding). But I’ve spent tons of time writing, as usual. As well as figuring out a really good marketing strategy. I’ve also moved around the country a few times now, and I’m on my way out.

Let’s start with me moving around. I was in Michigan for a while. Then California. Now I’m in Seattle, and I’m on my way to Oregon. Oregon being my last stop, before I head overseas. My end goal: Move To The Philippines.

I’m also going back to online school. I was taking a course to teach abroad, and I recently stopped for about a month. I’m starting my classes back up next month, and I should be done soon. I’m super excited.

Secret Project???

There are two crowds of readers in the publishing world: Casual Readers & Subscription Readers. Again, this is how they are presented to authors. These readers aren’t often seen mixing, meaning casual readers don’t mind finding books on different platforms, while subscription readers are found checking out books on Amazon (exclusively). The goal for me, is to line the pieces up.

Both communities in one.

I know I can’t do this under one brand. Sakari Lacross is only one being. It’s a name that has already stapled more as a “wide author,” meaning the brand behind that name is known for publishing to a wider audience. No exclusivity. However, a second brand, allows for me to form a different strategy, without abandoning my old pen name’s lane of marketing.

Kamari L???

Exclusivity will be the brand under this pen name. The name will be under Kamari L. Kamari will introduce a more disciplined lane to my writing, as well as my targeted audience. The pen name Kamari will work under the horror and Fantasy audience. The writing style will tell stories through the form of journal entries, giving the feel of poetry and emotional connection, through past and present tense story telling.

Targeting Amazon exclusivity, allows me to keep the door open for readers. Those with a Kindle Unlimited account, will be able to gain instant access to my biweekly releases of all the episodic fiction I release under the Kamari name. For so long, I’ve abandoned this audience.

I have multiple projects in the works under this name, and I can’t wait to…yeah…more on this in the future…

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Entry 1

I requested my mother’s body. I wanted to give her a proper burial. To my surprise…they couldn’t find it. A corpse. She was clearly dead. She had been murdered by…

None of that mattered. I still couldn’t wrap my head around her missing body. She had now been added to the list of missing corpses that had been being removed from their last site of rest. Who would move a woman spilling in cold blood?

The law would only tell us citizens so much. I hated this. This was now my mother missing — not someone I was watching on the news. And to think…me and my mother was just watching a missing corpse report on the news, four days ago.

She was gone before the scene could even be properly investigated. Though I watched her take her last breath. None of this made sense. There was no sign of proper connection to the previous bodies and hers. Just a string of murders and then…
Whoever was doing this, was beyond sick.
***
(Future Project In The Works. Something for Kindle Unlimited Users)

When I ask what you’re doing
I meant to ask if you were thinking of me
I mean do you love me
When there’s so many guys around

~ Sakari

My latest poetry book is out now. Alone, is the start of a new poetry series, known as Too Many Missing Pieces.

A free quick read that’s available for everyone. Downloadable from multiple published platforms — Link Below:

Alone: Poetry Collection